Teaching & Learning Centre
Teaching and Learning provides leadership, support, and resources to advance evidence-based teaching and learning practices and scholarship at UFV. Their goal is to assist faculty in developing meaningful learning experiences for UFV students. Here you will find some helpful resources on ensuring your course materials and other documents are accessible.
Centre for Accessibility Services
The Centre for Accessibility Services provides academic accommodations and services that support student success. On their Accessibility resource page, you will find helpful resources like app and tech tools and event accessibility checklist.
Human Resources
UFV is committed to providing employees with a safe and healthy work environment. The Early Intervention Support Program is available to facilitate appropriate and customized return to work and medical accommodation programs for employees with occupational and non-occupational disabilities.
UFV Library
The UFV Library is committed to providing services and resources for library users who require accessibility support.
myWeb
MyWeb is the name UFV has given its web-based tool for editors to manage and publish content on the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV.ca) public facing websites. Here you will find best practices that ensure web content is accessible to people with diverse abilities.
UFV Policies
Resources within the community
Accessible BC Act
The full text of the Accessible British Columbia Act, including principles, requirements, and standards.
Disability Alliance of BC
Offers services and programs to support people, with all disabilities, to live with dignity and independence and as equal and full participants in the community.
(Non-BSL version) Accessibility vs Inclusion by Celebrating Disability
Three-minute video from Celebrating Disability.
2023 Accessibility Series
Accessibility Bites is a five-part series on digital accessibility within educational settings. Hosted by BCcampus on the last Thursday of every month from September 2023 to February 2024, topics will include assistive technologies, image descriptions, PowerPoint slides, social media, and Word documents.
Purposeful Steps Away From Ableism (TEDx Talk video)
Presenter Alyson Seale. "Imagine a world without sexism, racism and ageism, an amazing place where we embrace each other’s gifts and proudly claim all of our identities. Ableism is a hidden ‘isms’ embedded in society—a belief in the superiority of typical able bodies/able minds over bodies/minds falling outside our definition of normal. What if we deconstruct the binary able/disabled and construct differences of body/mind as part of our beautifully diverse human continuum? How would that look? Where do we even start? Let’s not get theoretical—let’s get real. By purposefully examining ableism, we can take action improving our society."
Calendar of Disabilities (Word document)
The Disability Calendar features dates dedicated to raising awareness and celebrating the diverse experiences and achievements of individuals with disabilities. Throughout the year, the Disability Calendar features recognized dates, fostering celebration, understanding, and inclusivity.
JIBC Supporting Students with Disabilities in BC Postsecondary course
A six-hour online course that provides practical information and easy-to-use strategies to help you to better support the learning of students with disabilities in your classrooms and campuses.
#AbleTo
A learning series on disability inclusion at work, a project funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
The Accessibility for Manitobans Act online learning portal
The purpose of this online learning portal is to help Manitoba employers and organizations meet the minimum requirements for employee training required by the accessibility standards under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA).